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by Ray20 61 days ago
It's not entirely clear what the connection is.

We're not doing Electron because some popular software also using it. We're doing Electron because the ability to create truly cross-platform interfaces with the web stack is more important to us than 300 MB of user memory.

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> web stack is more important to us than 300 MB of user memory.

May I never have to use or work on your project's software.

> We're doing Electron because the ability to create truly cross-platform interfaces with the web stack is more important to us than 300 MB of user memory.

It's closer to 1GB but trust me, everyone is well aware of your priorities.

"I would rather spend the user's money than my engineer's time"